Girl · Tamil
Ilakkiya
இலக்கியாSay it i-LAK-ki-yaa
- Meaning
- Literature; from ilakkiyam, classical literary works Tamil Lexicon, p. 339
- Say it
- i-LAK-ki-yaa
- Written
- இலக்கியா
- Other spellings
- Elakkiya, Ilakiya, Ilakkia
Ilakkiya
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Ilakkiya meaning
Ilakkiya (இலக்கியா) is a Tamil girl's name.
Literature; from ilakkiyam, classical literary works
Ilakkiya (இலக்கியா) is a modern Tamil girls' name built on ilakkiyam, the Tamil word for literature. The Tamil Lexicon of the University of Madras traces ilakkiyam to Sanskrit lakṣya, 'a mark or aim', and gives a revealing chain of senses: the thing a grammar rule defines, a quotation from the classics that illustrates such a rule, the classical writings from which the rules of grammar were drawn, and literary works in general. It also keeps the older sense of a mark or target. The name therefore honours the classical Tamil literary tradition. Some name lists widen it to knowledge or wisdom; that is an extension of the idea rather than a dictionary sense.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 339 · entry ilakkiyam (இலக்கியம்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, ilakkiyam, p. 339
Spellings
Ilakkiya · Elakkiya · Ilakiya · Ilakkia